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Bas Jan Ader

1942 - 1975

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Bastiaan Johan Christiaan "Bas Jan" Ader (19 April 1942 – disappeared 1975) was a Dutch conceptual and performance artist, and photographer. His work was in many instances presented as photographs and film of his performances. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bas Jan Ader has received more than 285,732 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Bas Jan Ader is the 70th most popular artist (down from 62nd in 2019), the 628th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 611th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Artist.

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  • 290k

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  • 47.60

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Bas Jan Ader ranks 70 out of 78Before him are Aleksandr Golovin, Eric Gill, Vlado Goreski, Hu Zhengyan, Yoshitomo Nara, and William Etty. After him are Lado Gudiashvili, Carolee Schneemann, Sergei Sviatchenko, James Rivière, John Howe, and Vik Muniz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Bas Jan Ader ranks 411Before him are Kenneth Welsh, Michael Gwisdek, Enrique Morente, Joe Lieberman, José Omar Pastoriza, and Jim Keltner. After him are Jaroslav Holík, Johny Schleck, Jonathan Williams, Vinicio Cerezo, Ariel Dorfman, and Lola Falana. Among people deceased in 1975, Bas Jan Ader ranks 162Before him are Max Gluckman, Rod Serling, Fritz Wotruba, Gösta Andersson, James Blish, and Mascha Kaléko. After him are Valeri Popenchenko, Larry Fine, Dave Alexander, Antonín Vodička, Max Lorenz, and Javier Ambrois.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Bas Jan Ader ranks 628 out of 1,427Before him are Zara Whites (1968), Willem Hendrik Keesom (1876), Tylman van Gameren (1632), Dirk Hartog (1580), Kick Smit (1911), and Netti Witziers-Timmer (1923). After him are Ryan Babel (1986), Henk Groot (1938), Maarten Stekelenburg (1982), Johannes de Jong (1885), Frans van der Lugt (1938), and Willeke van Ammelrooy (1944).

Among ARTISTS In Netherlands

Among artists born in Netherlands, Bas Jan Ader ranks 4Before him are M. C. Escher (1898), Theo van Doesburg (1883), and Theo Jansen (1948). After him are Joseph Smit (1836).